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  2. Autodesk Revit - Wikipedia

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    Autodesk Revit is a building information modeling software for architects, structural engineers, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineers, and contractors. The original software was developed by Charles River Software, founded in 1997, renamed Revit Technology Corporation in 2000 and acquired by Autodesk in 2002.

  3. Shibi (roof tile) - Wikipedia

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    Shibi (鴟尾, shibi) is a Chinese and Japanese ornamental tile set on both ends of the ridgepole that tops a shingled roof. The kanji for the word mean "kite" and "tail" respectively. Because it resembles a shoe, it is sometimes also called a kutsugata ( 沓形 ) , meaning "shoe shape".

  4. Roof tiles - Wikipedia

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    These early roof tiles were flat tiles and rounded or bent tiles, a form that was widespread across the Ganga Valley and the Indian Peninsula, suggesting that it was an essential architectural element of this period. [31] This early form of roof tiles also influenced roof tiles of neighboring Nepal and Sri lanka. [31]

  5. Building code - Wikipedia

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    Model building codes have no legal status unless adopted or adapted by an authority having jurisdiction. The developers of model codes urge public authorities to reference model codes in their laws, ordinances, regulations, and administrative orders. When referenced in any of these legal instruments, a particular model code becomes law.

  6. Structural engineering - Wikipedia

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    The Eiffel Tower in Paris is a historical achievement of structural engineering.. Structural engineering is a sub-discipline of civil engineering in which structural engineers are trained to design the 'bones and joints' that create the form and shape of human-made structures.

  7. Shop drawing - Wikipedia

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    Leite et al. [3] compared types of clashes identified in a manual coordination process (overlay of 2D drawings on a light table by pairs of subcontractors) and through automatic clash detection using a Building Information Model (BIM). The automatic clash detection identified several clashes that were missed by the subcontractors, who were ...

  8. Mangalore tiles - Wikipedia

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    The new company used interlocking tiles, which were an innovation allowing for fewer tiles to cover a larger area, cutting down on roof weight. [ 9 ] Plebst's factory was the first industrial tile plant in India, located on the banks of the Nethravathi river, near Morgan's Gate , around 100 metres (0.10 km) from Ullal bridge.

  9. Masonry - Wikipedia

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    A mason laying a brick on top of the mortar Bridge over the Isábena river in the Monastery of Santa María de Obarra, masonry construction with stones. Masonry is the craft of building a structure with brick, stone, or similar material, including mortar plastering which are often laid in, bound, and pasted together by mortar.